Yu Xiaogang the Clown, How Dare You!

Xu Qing stopped walking, clasping his hands behind his back.

He glanced down at Qian Daoliu kneeling on the ground, his expression utterly calm.

"Get up."

"It has been decades since we last met. You have grown old too."

Xu Qing spoke casually, as though chatting with a junior.

As if granted a pardon, Qian Daoliu rose to his feet in excitement and respectfully retreated to the side, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

This scene shattered the last psychological defenses of every faction.

Ning Fengzhi was the first to react and hurried forward with Sword and Bone Douluo.

"Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has brought generous gifts to celebrate your birthday!"

"May Dean Xu Qing's blessings be as vast as the Eastern Sea, and may his lifespan equal that of heaven!"

With Ning Fengzhi taking the lead, the other factions awoke as if from a dream and rushed forward in a frenzy.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect presents a segment of Ten-Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood!"

"The Star Luo Empire presents a piece of top-grade soul bone!"

All sorts of rare treasures, ordinarily difficult to find even once, were now carried out box after box as though they were cabbages.

Xu Qing gave a slight nod and waved a hand, signaling his disciples to accept them.

The entire scene was harmonious, as every major faction tried every possible way to make an impression on Xu Qing.

Just then, an exceptionally piercing angry shout came from the back of the crowd.

"Why are you refusing to let us in?!"

"Blue Silver Academy sure puts on airs!"

This sudden shouting instantly plunged the previously harmonious atmosphere to freezing point.

Experts from the major sects frowned and turned to look.

Who had such nerve to cause trouble on an occasion like this? Did he have a death wish?

The crowd automatically opened a path.

Yu Xiaogang, his face flushed bright red, squeezed in from the rear in a fury.

Flender, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and the others followed closely behind him.

The coarse linen clothing worn by the Shrek group stood in stark contrast to the luxurious attire of the powerful sect leaders around them.

Yu Xiaogang stared at Xu Qing standing at the front.

He looked at Xu Qing's young, handsome face, then at the respectful attitudes of all those great figures toward him.

The flames of jealousy blazed within his heart.

Why should some brat enjoy the worship of the entire continent?

While he, the esteemed Grandmaster, could not even receive an invitation and had been stopped outside by the guards!

"Are you Xu Qing?"

Yu Xiaogang pointed at Xu Qing's nose and demanded loudly.

Xu Qing did not answer. He did not even spare him a proper glance.

He merely calmly brushed at nonexistent dust on his sleeve.

The more composed Xu Qing appeared, the more humiliated Yu Xiaogang felt.

"What are you acting so lofty for?!"

Yu Xiaogang laughed in fury and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone on the continent has been deceived by your Blue Silver Academy!"

"This so-called Centenarian Dean is nothing but a shameless fraud!"

The moment those words were spoken, the entire crowd erupted.

Ning Fengzhi's expression darkened.

Yu Yuanzhen was utterly enraged and immediately roared.

"You unfilial son! What nonsense are you spouting? Get out of here at once!"

Yet Yu Xiaogang stiffened his neck and completely ignored his father's rebuke.

He believed he had seized Blue Silver Academy's weak point. Today, he had to vent this resentment.

He would ruin Blue Silver Academy's reputation!

"Your Blue Silver Academy's teaching system, those martial soul cultivation theories you boast of as original."

Yu Xiaogang raised a finger and accused them word by word.

"They were all plagiarized from the fruits of my, Yu Xiaogang's, labor!"

"The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I painstakingly researched were shamelessly stolen by you and made into the foundation of your academy!"

The people from the major factions exchanged looks, all watching Yu Xiaogang with the attitude of spectators enjoying a show.

Tang San stood behind Yu Xiaogang with his arms crossed, a sneer flashing through his eyes.

Teacher's theories are unmatched in the world. Blue Silver Academy must have stolen them. Let's see how they deal with this today.

Xu Qing still did not lose his temper. His expression did not change in the slightest.

However, Ye Lingling, who stood behind Xu Qing, could no longer hold herself back.

She stepped forward, her pretty face frosty, and shouted.

"Bullshit!"

"Our Blue Silver Academy's martial soul theories were personally established by Master when he founded the academy eighty years ago!"

"What are you? How dare you claim Master plagiarized you?"

Shui Bing'er also chimed in from the side, her eyes filled with disdain.

"You probably were not even born eighty years ago, were you?"

"Trying to extort people with such a clumsy excuse. You really have no shame!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Indeed, how could Xu Qing, a centenarian senior, possibly plagiarize a middle-aged man's theories?

Yet Yu Xiaogang was not flustered at all. Instead, he smiled smugly.

He suddenly waved his hand and loudly revealed his trump card.

"What does eighty years matter?!"

"Let me tell you, although my theories were published only in recent years."

"I entered Spirit Hall's most confidential archives, consulted ancient texts spanning more than a century, and distilled them into my theories!"

Yu Xiaogang looked immensely proud, as though this were some great honor.

"Spirit Hall's ancient texts have a history far longer than your pathetic academy!"

"You must have used some filthy method to sneak a look at Spirit Hall's ancient texts as well!"

"So I plagiarized... I drew from Spirit Hall first. Your Blue Silver Academy is merely a crude imitation!"

This utterly self-righteous declaration left everyone present dumbfounded.

Ning Fengzhi's mouth twitched.

Tang Xiao even turned his head away, his face full of disgust.

He made sneaking a look at another sect's secrets sound so refined.

And he was proud of it?

How could such a shameless person exist in this world?!

Yu Xiaogang, however, failed to notice the contemptuous looks around him.

His gaze bore down aggressively on Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, if you do not admit before all the continent's factions today that your Blue Silver Academy is a den of thieves."

"And if you do not hand over the academy's foundation and soul power gathering resources as compensation."

"Then I, Yu Xiaogang, will never let this go!"

The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more excited he became, as though he could already see Shrek taking over this land of exceptional fortune.

Xu Qing quietly watched him finish his performance.

A gentle breeze swept past Xu Qing's blue robe.

At last, he spoke.

"Finished?"

Xu Qing's tone was casual.

Yet those three words felt like a mountain crushing down on Yu Xiaogang, making his breath catch.

Before Yu Xiaogang could continue making a scene.

Qian Daoliu, standing to the side, finally could not endure it any longer.

A layer of terrifyingly pure golden Soul Power erupted violently from Qian Daoliu's body.

The immense pressure condensed into a tangible golden storm, instantly forcing Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the others to the ground.

"How dare you, insignificant ants!"

Qian Daoliu's eyes widened as he strode toward Yu Xiaogang with killing intent boiling around him.

"You are using my Spirit Hall's texts to condemn this senior?"

Yu Xiaogang was pressed down so hard that his bones creaked. He struggled to lift his head.

"G-Great Worshipper, I am using your theories to uphold justice..."

Qian Daoliu laughed in extreme anger.

He turned around to face the factions of the entire continent.

With a voice filled with Soul Power, he delivered a thunderous revelation.

"Those top-secret ancient texts of Spirit Hall that you secretly read!"

"They were instructional manuscripts casually left behind by Senior Xu Qing when he visited Spirit Hall more than ninety years ago!"

"You took something Senior casually wrote and came here to question Senior himself for plagiarism?"